Gas Pumps Among the Dirtiest Surfaces, Study Reveals...

These aren't the first contact areas I would have considered and felt this info was worth posting.....

Just in time for cold and flu season, new testing in six major U.S. cities reveals that gas pump and mailbox handles may be among the dirtiest
surfaces Americans touch. The results, released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, show that more than 60 percent of gas pump and mailbox handles
and more than 40 percent of escalator rails and ATM machine buttons can be highly contaminated, potentially exposing people to illness-causing
bacteria. Illness in the workplace is not just a health issue, but can also have a major economic impact. Each year companies lose $1,685 per employee
due to absenteeism and presenteeism (employees coming to work while sick).

The testing was conducted by trained hygienists in high traffic locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia. Using a
Hygiena SystemSURE II™ ATP Meter, a device commonly used to monitor sanitary conditions in industry, hygienists swabbed the objects to measure
levels of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP is present in all animal, vegetable, bacteria, yeast and mold cells. Detection of ATP indicates the
presence of contamination by any of these sources. Everyday objects with www.infectioncontroltoday.com...

Are we supposed to be surprised by this....Any common surface that we touch will be dirty and contaminated, heck the bathroom door knob is dirtier
than the toilet seat.....Our hands dirtier than our a$$e$ !!! LOL

We (I, at least) definitely appreciate the information and the advice, but beyond washing up when done in the lavatory or after being around
obviously sick folks, I don't really see too much point in worrying about things like this. Trying to effectively live in a bubble will in the end
just end up with you having a weaker immune system per lack of exposure, and using proactive methods (antibacterials, antibiotics, etc.) too often end
up breeding super-strains.

Given the fact that essentially everything is filthy, including our skin (colonies of staph and god knows what all else), getting caught up on this
beyond obvious wisdom in serious cases as mentioned above seems like something that would really only serve to make people crazy, if they realized the
facts of it.

It's interesting that you have decided to post this information on this site. This problem in which you have outlined is what I've spent much time
on researching, and developing solutions to solve this very problem. The day is right around the corner in which these issues will no longer be a
problem. I do lack to investment capital needed to seriously address this issue, but that is by no means going to hold me back.

The whole system of patents is truly the only thing holding me back, but it's whatever. I'm in the final stages of getting all the ducks in a row
so that I may seriously present my work to those that do have the means of bringing these ideas into fruition. As technology only advances, one day
all of these problems will be layed to rest. It's not simply enough to identify the problem, it's identifying the solution.

What solutions do any of you have? I would love to share mine, but in this dog eat dog world of capitalism driven markets, I'm not so willing just to
toss all my research and developement back into the ocean, just to watch another person catch it and profit. I personally don't trust that even if I
were to present it, that a major corporation wouldn't scoop it up, make some crazy profit and then turn these profits into stagnant chunks of change
that wont later serve to help the innovations and progression of technology that man so dearly desires.

Having said this, I would imply that the world is filled with germs or bacteria, just know where it's most common and address it accordingly day to
day.

We (I, at least) definitely appreciate the information and the advice, but beyond washing up when done in the lavatory or after being around
obviously sick folks, I don't really see too much point in worrying about things like this. Trying to effectively live in a bubble will in the end
just end up with you having a weaker immune system per lack of exposure, and using proactive methods (antibacterials, antibiotics, etc.) too often end
up breeding super-strains.

Given the fact that essentially everything is filthy, including our skin (colonies of staph and god knows what all else), getting caught up on this
beyond obvious wisdom in serious cases as mentioned above seems like something that would really only serve to make people crazy, if they
realized the facts of it.

These aren't the first contact areas I would have considered and felt this info was worth posting.....

Just in time for cold and flu season, new testing in six major U.S. cities reveals that gas pump and mailbox handles may be among the dirtiest
surfaces Americans touch. The results, released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, show that more than 60 percent of gas pump and mailbox handles
and more than 40 percent of escalator rails and ATM machine buttons can be highly contaminated, potentially exposing people to illness-causing
bacteria. Illness in the workplace is not just a health issue, but can also have a major economic impact. Each year companies lose $1,685 per employee
due to absenteeism and presenteeism (employees coming to work while sick).

The testing was conducted by trained hygienists in high traffic locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Philadelphia. Using a
Hygiena SystemSURE II™ ATP Meter, a device commonly used to monitor sanitary conditions in industry, hygienists swabbed the objects to measure
levels of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP is present in all animal, vegetable, bacteria, yeast and mold cells. Detection of ATP indicates the
presence of contamination by any of these sources. Everyday objects with www.infectioncontroltoday.com...
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Gas Pump Handles, ATMs Among Dirtiest, Germ-Ridden Surfaces

What do gas pump handles, ATM buttons, mailbox handles and escalator rails have in common in the USA? As the flu season approaches, you may wish
make a note of this: they are amongst the most germ-ridden and dirtiest surfaces that Americans touch every day, according to tests carried out in six
US major cities

Gas Pump Handles, ATMs Among Dirtiest, Germ-Ridden Surfaces

What do gas pump handles, ATM buttons, mailbox handles and escalator rails have in common in the USA? As the flu season approaches, you may
wish make a note of this: they are amongst the most germ-ridden and dirtiest surfaces that Americans touch every day, according to tests carried out
in six US major cities

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